A. R. Ammons papers, 1944-1987.

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A. R. Ammons papers, 1944-1987.

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Letters from Ammons to his sister, Vida Ammons Cox; letters from Ammons to poet William Harmon of the English Department at the University of North Carolna at Chapel Hill; writings by Ammons, including poems and a World War II journal; photographs; and other items relating to Ammons. The Cox letters chiefly relate to family affairs and to Ammons's life while a student at the University of California at Berkeley and teacher in the Hatteras, N.C., public school system; the Harmon letters chiefly deal with literary matters and with Ammons's college teaching career.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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